Abandoned home in Ponchatoula burns to the ground

Sheriff Daniel Edwards of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office reports that on March 10, TPSO narcotics agents responded to a house fire on Hwy. 22 West. When agents arrived the home was engulfed with flames. The Ponchatoula Fire Department was already on scene fighting the blaze.

Around 3 p.m., 911 received a call from nearby neighbors who stated that they heard an explosion and then saw the abandoned home go up in flames. TPSO Narcotics Agents arrived on scene to investigate the speculation that the cause of the fire was due to the explosion of a meth lab.

Agents are not confirming this at his time. This investigation is ongoing.

State Fire Marshall Lance Lamarca also arrived to scene and confirmed that no one was inside the home at the time of the fire.